ChefSteps is a well-funded and rapidly growing start-up that works at the intersection of culinary education, entertainment, and technology. Our team include chefs, filmmakers, writers, designers, makers, software developers, mathematicians, electromechanical engineers, and a growing number of other highly talented people with a passion for getting things done and having fun along the way. Most of us work from our 4000 square foot kitchen studio and workspace in Seattle's Pike Place Market.

We hire people who are generalists, but also exhibit deep subject expertise. We're always interested in people with original ideas, but we hire people who also recognize the importance of collaboration to turn great ideas into great products.

Sr. Software Engineer (Node.js /Chatbot)

Seattle, WA

Full Time

Product

Experienced

We are looking for an experienced Node.js developer. You have a track record of shipping scalable, secure, and well-managed, production-strength services. You will work on our cutting-edge Facebook Messenger chatbot and Alexa skills that deliver customer support, culinary, Internet of Things control, and commerce experiences. You are masterful at coordinating a variety of APIs to produce seamless, high-quality interactions. While your work may primarily be on services, you are sensitive to the customer experience that they enable.

Us:

We are a Seattle-based cooking and technology company dedicated to inspiring home cooks to cook more often and have more fun doing it. We design our software and hardware products to solve problems, boost creative instincts, and encourage experimentation in the home kitchen.

You:

We are looking for a senior developer to work on cutting-edge conversational customer support, Internet of Things control, and commerce bot experiences on platforms including Amazon Alexa and Facebook Messenger. You have built substantial production systems using Node.js, and are experienced with issues of scale and security. You are masterful at coordinating a variety of APIs to produce seamless, high-quality interactions. While your work may primarily be on services, you are sensitive to the customer experience that they enable.

Requirements:

You write elegant, reusable, well-tested code and can strike the right balance between writing perfect code and shipping it rapidly and iteratively.

You are able to design and implement large projects in a self-directed fashion.

You quickly assimilate whatever technologies are needed for a project.

When pointed at a target, you eliminate obstacles and just make it happen—usually in a way that is more awesome than originally envisioned.